High Level Of Responsibility Research Articles

Challenges of work migration for nurses

According to the World Health Organization, the global healthcare system is increasingly challenged by an aging population and the rising burden of chronic diseases [1]. Additionally, European societies are rapidly becoming multicultural, which presents new challenges and opportunities for communities receiving migrants [2]. Based on the International Centre on Nurse Migration report, the world needs nearly 6 out of 10 million new nurses, turning the nursing shortage into a significant global challenge [3]. With the growing elderly population and the prevalence of chronic diseases, the demand for healthcare professionals, especially nurses, has never been higher [1]. As a result, many Western countries have turned to recruiting nurses from other nations, leading to increased nurse migration, which has now become a global issue [4]. The professional threats associated with nurse migration include communication barriers, heavy workloads, and high levels of responsibility [1]. Moreover, the lack of language proficiency among migrant nurses is considered the biggest obstacle in communicating with patients and healthcare teams [5]. Low wages and high workloads are also significant challenges for migrant nurses [3]. Additionally, recruitment agencies exploit nurses, another issue faced in foreign countries [6].

Research on dynamic bottleneck prediction methods in manufacturing workshops

Abstract To address the challenge of identifying bottleneck responsibilities when multiple bottlenecks arise in process workshops and predicting bottleneck trends before their occurrence, a novel dynamic prediction method based on the Markov chain is introduced. This approach effectively identifies all bottlenecks in a multi-bottleneck process shop and identifies the primary bottleneck unit with the highest level of responsibility, enabling anticipation of bottleneck shifts prior to their occurrence. Initially, the concept of bottleneck is elaborated, accounting for the intricate interplay among manufacturing processes, leading to the development of a static mathematical model for multi-bottleneck prediction incorporating parameters such as time, cost, and quality. This model evaluates the bottleneck severity of each manufacturing unit, facilitating the identification of all bottleneck units and the assignment of bottleneck responsibilities, thereby establishing primary and secondary bottlenecks. Subsequently, a bottleneck state transition matrix is formed based on historical bottleneck processes, initializing the state matrix through the process with the highest bottleneck responsibility in the static setting. Leveraging the Markov chain prediction technique, the method anticipates the location of bottleneck transitions preceding the occurrence of bottleneck drift. Finally, simulations were conducted in an authentic production line environment to validate the method’s efficacy. Results indicate a 9.1% increase in the main bottleneck coincidence rate compared to single-bottleneck prediction models. Moreover, the Markov chain prediction accurately forecasts bottleneck trends prior to drift occurrences, boasting an 86.4% accuracy rate. These findings underscore the applicability and guidance potential of the proposed method.

GP’s GP, general practitioner’s health and willingness to contract family doctors in China: a national cross-sectional study

ObjectivesGeneral practitioners are trained to care for patients with a high level of responsibility and professional competency. However, there are few reports on the physical and mental health status of general practitioners (GPs) in China, particularly regarding help seeking and self-treatment. The primary aims of this study were to explore GPs’ expectations of their own family doctors and their reflection on role positioning, and to explore the objective factors that hinder the system of family doctors.Study designCross-sectional study.MethodsWe conducted an online survey of Chinese GPs. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the findings.ResultsMore than half of the participants (57.20%) reported that their health was normal over the past year. A total of 420 participants (23.35%) reported having chronic diseases. For sleep duration, 1205 participants (66.98%) reported sleeping 6–8 h per day; 473 participants (26.29%) reported chronic insomnia. Two hundred thirty-one participants (12.84%) had possible depression. A total of 595 (33.07%) participants reported that they had contracted a fixed family doctor. In terms of preventing themselves from contracting for a family doctor, the following factors were identified: lack of sufficient time (54.81%), could solve obstacles themselves (50.97%), and embarrassment (24.24%). The proportion of the contract group (12.44%) taking personal relationship as a consideration was higher than that of the non-contract group (7.64%) (χ2 = 10.934 P = 0.01). Most participants (79.90%) in the non-signed group reported never having seen a family doctor. In terms of obstacles, more than half of the signed group thought that they could solve obstacles themselves, while the non-signed group (39.20%) was less confident in the ability of family doctors than the signed group (29.75%) (χ2 = 15.436, P < 0.01).ConclusionsGPs work under great pressure and lack of self-care awareness, resulting in an increased prevalence of health conditions. Most GPs did not have a regular family doctor. Having a family doctor with a fixed contract is more conducive to the scientific management of their health and provides a reasonable solution to health problems. The main factors hindering GPs from choosing a family doctor were time consumption, abilities to solve obstacles themselves, and trust in the abilities of GPs. Therefore, simplifying the process of family doctor visits, Changing the GPs' medical cognition, and strengthening the policy of GP training would be conducive to promoting a family doctor system that enhances hierarchical diagnosis and treatment. International collaboration could integrate GP health support into global healthcare system.

ASSESSMENT OF STABILITY OF STEEL FRAMES OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS TO PROGRESSIVE COLLAPSE

The oil and gas industry is actively developing in Russia and every year the pace of construction of various enterprises in this field is increasing. Metal structures are often used to erect production facilities, as they are characterized by high reliability, industriality, durability and quick erection. The frames of production buildings designed for the oil refining and petrochemical industry must retain their load-bearing capacity throughout the entire specified period of operation, ensuring the safety of people, equipment, materials and products. Such production facilities with a higher level of responsibility have special requirements to ensure their safety in the event of an accident. The design of these buildings considers situations in which the damaged structures must retain their load-bearing capacity or their failure must be compensated by other elements of the frame to avoid complete destruction of the building.The issues concerning the mechanisms of collapse occurring in industrial buildings when they are subjected to special loads, as well as the identification of their most vulnerable nodes, are poorly studied. There are still no unified concepts and reliable engineering calculation methods based on them, which can provide protection against progressive collapse of buildings and guarantee their stability. Nowadays, the solution of the issue of resistance of industrial buildings to progressive collapse, according to the guidelines laid down in the legislative base, entails huge costs and a large overconsumption of materials, which causes disputes about the correctness of the approach laid down in the regulatory framework and requires research to find new optimal solutions to strengthen structures.This paper studies the resistance to progressive collapse of steel frames of single-storey industrial buildings and evaluates the effectiveness of measures to improve the avalanche collapse resistance of such buildings.In the study the frames of single-span and multi-span industrial buildings are examined for their stability under special impacts, various cases of exclusion from the work of the building structures are analyzed and the most efficient measures to improve the stability of such buildings are proposed.

RESOURCES OF ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE APPLICATION OF THE “TEAL” MANAGEMENT MODEL

The article, based on empirical research materials, examines the practices of implementing the “teal” management model developed by F. Laloux, using the example of two companies in the information technology sector. A multi-method strategy was used: a questionnaire survey of employees of organizations (n=55), as well as semi-structured interviews (n=8) with management personnel of companies. The research materials indicate certain successes and difficulties in implementing this model. One of the main problems is the level of readiness of employees at the executive level to adopt new management practices. The contradiction between the existing work motivation of employees and new role models that should be introduced in a “teal” organization is especially pronounced. The search for new employees suitable for independent work with a high level of responsibility is complicated by the shortage of personnel in the labor market. A possible solution is to gradually train employees in new forms of work, to change the corporate culture in order to create an environment that motivates changes. However, this approach requires a long time and gradual introduction of individual elements of “teal” management.

Legal Framework of Medical Service in the City of Osijek During the First Half of the 19th Century

The aim of this research work is to gain insight into how the medical service was legally regulated in the city of Osijek, the main Slavonian center to which a large number of people immigrated after the Great Turkish War, and which consequently spread the fear of the appearance of new infections in that area. At the same time, special attention was paid to medical regulations after the city of Osijek received the status of a Free Royal City in 1809. Despite the jurisdiction of the Royal Hungarian – Protectoral Council and the Royal Hungarian Court Chamber, the Liberation Charter enabled the city of Osijek to establish its own self-governing bodies. Thus, along with the City Council and its representatives, a lesser- known physical department was founded, which was headed by a physicist. In particular, it was a physician with the highest level of responsibility, who had the authority to protect the public health of the population of the Free Royal City of Osijek.

SAFE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT: NEW CHALLENGES AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AT THE PRYDNIPROVSKA STATE ACADEMY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

Problem statement. Carrying out its mission in the extremely difficult circumstances of the war, the Ukrainian pedagogical community remains at the forefront of the educational front. Taking on a new, higher level of responsibility, the scientific and pedagogical team of the Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture (PSACEA) (Dnipro city) is among the ranks of educators. The full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine forced us to rethink the role of education and change our view of the educational environment of our institution of higher education. In the first place, next to the traditional requirements for the educational environment, came the requirement of safety, i.e. the need to create a safe educational environment. In the martial law conditions in Ukraine, a priority goal of the state is to preserve the life and health of its citizens, especially young people, by ensuring their access to education. Access to education in war-time is the organisation of a safe educational environment. A safe educational environment is the surrounding space of an educational institution created in accordance with the institution educational goals, in which the educational process is carried out and the necessary and sufficient conditions for its participants to effectively and safely achieve the goals of education and upbringing are created. This is confirmed in the regulatory document “Concept of Educational Institutions Safety”, which aims to create equal, appropriate and safe conditions for education, to organise a safe educational environment, in particular in the of the russian federation military aggression context against Ukraine. The implementation period of this Concept is 2023−2025. The methodological framework for ensuring a safe educational environment is set out in the letter of the State Emergency Situations Service of Ukraine No. 03-1870/162-2 dated 14.06.2022. This methodological framework provides for a wide range of components for the preservation and provision of a set of objects and their attitudes to the realisation of educational goals.

Ответственность как индивидуально-психологическая предпосылка осознанного поведения личности

The problem of the conscious, independent, flexible and responsible behavior of a person acts as an urgent and insufficiently researched one. The need for the conscious self-regulation of the behavior and activity is especially important when making the decisions in the uncertain life situations, in the dynamically changing conditions of the human existence. The purpose of the study is to identify differences in the components of locus of control and self-regulation in individuals with different levels of responsibility. Methodological complex: test “Express diagnostics of responsibility”, “Locus of control” E.G. Ksenofontova, questionnaire “Style of self-regulation of behavior” by V. I. Morosanova. Processing methods: Kruskal - Wallis H -test and Mann - Whitney U -test. It was revealed that subjects with a high level of responsibility have an internal locus of control in almost all areas of life. They are inclined to plan and program their activities and their results, respond flexibly when conditions change, and have a high level of self-regulation of behavior and activity. Subjects with an average level of responsibility have an internal locus of control in the sphere of achievements and in the sphere of interpersonal communication, showing an external type in the sphere of health. They are prone to passivity, denial of activity in the case of assessing results as unattainable, and in situations where difficulties arise, they are not ready to change their activities. Subjects with a low level of responsibility predominantly have an external locus of control in various areas of life and a low level of self-regulation. The obtained results state that the level of the responsibility of an individual determines the system of his regulatory capabilities. The ability to behave responsibly affects the direction of a person's life, the possibilities of carrying out the activities, the quality of this activity and its results.

Нові підходи до оплати праці державних службовців в Україні

Нові підходи до оплати праці державних службовців в Україні

PROPAGANDA NARRATIVES AS A WEAPON OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN THE HYBRID WAR AGAINST UKRAINE

The armed aggression of Russia against Ukraine on February 24, 2022, not only violated the territorial integrity of the country but also significantly impacted the media landscape not only in Ukraine but worldwide. Against the backdrop of this new reality, the role of objective information for citizens has become crucial in the fight against information warfare.Contemporary high-quality press, which shapes the opinions of both citizens and politicians, has become an integral component of society. In the conditions of the ongoing hybrid war in Eastern Europe, their task is even more crucial – not only to inform but also to shape the perception of domestic and international policies.The Russian aggression has prompted radical changes not only in the lives of Ukrainians but also in the field of journalism. Journalists working in the conditions of armed conflict face challenges that demand not only professional skill but also patriotism and a high level of responsibility. Their work has become crucial for preserving democratic values and overcoming the misinformation actively spreadingin the network. In particular, the media scene in Ukraine has taken on an important task – not only informing the world about the real events on the front but also countering Russian propaganda, which seeks to influence global opinion and distort facts.The current conflict situation between Russia and Ukraine has resulted in significant losses not only in human and material terms but also in the moral-psychological aspect for Ukraine. In order to overcome adversity, identify mistakes, and address shortcomings, it is necessary to develop an effective strategy for responding to informational influences.Considering the anticipated duration of the war, the positional nature of the conflict, and the escalating informational influence of the aggressor, an increase in the activity of the Russian Federation in the information space and a heightened level of informational threats to our state can be expected. In this new reality, where information has become as crucial a weapon as firearms, citizens and journalistscollaborate to ensure the objectivity and reliability of information. The hybrid nature of the war requires not only military action on the front but also active work in the media space.However, beyond combating internal and external propaganda, internal societal consolidation becomes crucial. Efforts towards enhancing media literacy and critical thinking among citizens play a significant role in shaping a resilient society that upholds its values and remains true to the principles of democracy.

ANALYSIS OF THE PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCES OF POSTAL OPERATORS

The article analyzes the standard of professional (vocational and technical) education in the profession of postal operator with the aim of establishing their compliance with the modern requirements of employers and determining the modern structure of their professional competence. The purpose of the article is to analyze the standard of professional (vocational and technical) education in the profession of postal operator, to establish the correspondence of the description of the profession with the modern requirements of employers and to determine the modern structure of the professional competence of postal operators. In the process of research, the author used content analysis of regulatory and legal documents and reporting documentation, analysis of scientific and professional literature, the method of paired comparisons for expert assessment of modern competencies, and synthesis for generalization of the obtained results. A comparative analysis of the content of the modules according to the qualifications of each class was carried out. According to the results of the research, the necessity to transform the professional competence of future postal operators, who acquire a profession in professional (vocational and technical) education institutions, has been updated, which will correspond to the trend of rapid introduction of digital technologies into the activities of the postal infrastructure. Taking into account the current trends of rapid transformation of the field of postal communication, based on the results of the analysis of professional competencies of qualified workers of various professions, the websites of JSC Ukrposhta and the company Nova Poshta, the most relevant and necessary competencies for postal operators have been identified. It has been found out that there have been changes in the practical activities of postal operators, which have led to the expansion and transformation of the functions of postal operators. This has made it necessary to update the professional competence of postal operators, its structure and component composition, which must meet the requirements of the National Framework of Qualifications and its descriptors. Based on the analysis of specialized literature and reporting documentation of the most powerful domestic postal operators, a number of professional competencies is proposed: operational, programmatic, reference and informational, interpersonal, financial, statistical, communicative, foreign language, cultural and linguistic. Taking into consideration the results of the discussion with teaching staff of professional (vocational and technical) education institutions that train qualified workers in this profession, expert evaluation by a group of experts consisting of scientists, teachers of special disciplines, and representatives of employers, it was found out that the most important professional competencies of postal operators include operational, programmatic and communicative ones. The structure of professional competence of postal operators is defined, which consists of interconnected components: cognitive (including: knowledge that a qualified worker of this profession should possess: reference and information, financial, technical and technological, normative and legal, etc.), operational (containing a number of such competencies as: operational, programmatic, and financial ones), personal and valuable (representing a set of personal and professional qualities of a future qualified worker, their motivational orientation; the ability to understand themselves and others, a high level of responsibility towards themselves and clients, interpersonal, communicative, cultural and linguistic, and social-psychological competences).

Profile analysis through self-determination theory and intention to be physically active: differences according to gender and age.

Physical Education in the current education system has various objectives,including educating students on the values of physical activity and increasing the physical activity levels of students. The purpose of the present study is to analyze the motivational profiles of students, to understand which profiles have higher levels of responsibility, satisfaction of autonomy, competence, and social relationship needs; intention to be physically active; and perception of autonomy support. A total of 752 students from Primary, Secondary, and Non-compulsory Education (M = 13.809; SD = 1.984, 47.9% boys and 52.1% girls), from different educational centers in Spain, participated in the study, to whom a series of questionnaires were administered to find out their values of the mentioned variables. The results established the existence of four profiles: "high quality," "low quality," "high quantity," and "low quantity" of motivation. The results reflect that the students of the "high quality" and "high quantity" profiles had higher values in all the variables in relation to the other two groups (except in amotivation and external regulation), discussing the differential analysis between the four groups. The group with the best results was the "high quantity" profile, as opposed to the "low quantity" profile. In turn, no differences were found according to gender, but according to the educational stage, the Primary Education stage was more related to the more self-determined profiles. Therefore, it is necessary to look for more self-determined motivational profiles from an early age in order to improve levels of responsibility, perception of autonomy, satisfaction of basic psychological needs, and the intention to be physically active.

A Mixed-Methods Examination of the Effects of Organizational and Incident Stressors on the Mental Health of Navy Corpsmen

Military healthcare providers experience a unique combination of occupational stressors, which put them at risk for adverse mental health outcomes. However, little attention has been devoted to organizational and incident stressors. The current study used a mixed-methods approach to examine organizational and incident stressors and their associations with mental health symptoms in a sample of Navy corpsmen. Participants completed qualitative interviews assessing workplace stressors, followed by a quantitative questionnaire that assessed organizational stressors, incident stressors, and mental health symptoms (i.e., depression, posttraumatic stress, and anxiety). Qualitative analyses revealed that corpsmen most commonly discussed themes associated with heavy workload, high level of responsibility, long work hours, lack of leadership support, and feelings of burden associated with the responsibility for saving the lives of others. Quantitative analyses revealed that organizational stressors were associated with depression symptoms and incident stressors were associated with posttraumatic stress symptoms. The results indicated that different types of stressors are associated with distinct mental health outcomes and highlighted modifiable contextual factors that could reduce distress among Navy corpsmen. Interventions that address organizational and incident stressors and enhance resilience would ensure that corpsmen are well-prepared to withstand stressors and provide quality care to their patients.

The COVID-19 Marathon

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic required the deployment of crisis management teams (CMTs) on an unprecedented scale. Due to their high level of responsibility and wide-ranging decision-making authority, the enduring resilience and health of CMT members is essential. Yet, during pandemics, they are permanently challenged. With cross-sectional data from 219 CMT members, we tested six pre-registered hypotheses based on the Job Demands–Resources model. We found the expected positive association between experienced demands and exhaustion (H1), which was moderated by home resources (partly confirming H2); a positive association between experienced resources and work engagement (H3), which was not moderated by demands (rejecting H4); and associations between exhaustion and engagement with outcome measures such as CMT members’ self-assessed performance, satisfaction, and quitting intention (mostly confirming H5 and H6). Furthermore, we explore how the pandemic has changed from experts’ perspectives, describe lessons learned, and derive practical recommendations and suggestions for future research.

Personality, Preferences, Satisfaction, and Achievement in a Biostatistics Course: Traditional versus Flipped Classrooms in Nursing Education

Background: In higher education, there is a lack of knowledge about how individual factors influence personal preferences for teaching methodology and academic outcomes in biostatistics among nursing students. This study sought to evaluate the associations between personality traits and preferences for the flipped classroom or traditional lessons, satisfaction, and achievement in a biostatistics course in nursing education. Methods: The cross-sectional study included data collection at two time points. During the 2018–2019 academic course, the flipped classroom approach was implemented into a biostatistics course of the nursing degree at the University of the Balearic Islands (Spain). Students responded to an online questionnaire including sociodemographic data, personality traits, locus of control, satisfaction, teaching quality, student involvement, and effort. After the final examination, students’ achievements were collected. Results: A total of 137/161 (85.1%) students were included in the study. Most students preferred a flipped classroom to traditional lectures. Students who scored high in neuroticism preferred the traditional class (p &lt; 0.001). Furthermore, personality was associated with satisfaction: high levels of responsibility and internal locus of control were significantly associated with higher satisfaction (p &lt; 0.05). The percentage of students who did not pass the biostatistics exam was reduced by 50% with the flipped classroom methodology (33% vs. 15%; p &lt; 0.001). Conclusions: A flipped classroom is adequate for the biostatistics course. Teachers should reconsider possible reservations about new teaching methods, which can be related to student personality.

Методы психологического сопровождения студентов в процессе формирования ответственности в структуре профессиональной надежности

The main goal facing a modern specialist is to properly perform the duties assigned to him, to have a high level of responsibility, to be reliable, therefore, the development and construction of optimal psychological support in the formation of responsibility is a strategic task in labor psychology. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of socio-psychological training, which is part of the program of psychological support in the formation of responsibility in the structure of professional reliability. The hypothesis of the study is to verify the statement that training, as part of psychological support, can be an effective tool in the formation of professionally important qualities of a novice specialist. The article reveals the actual problem of psychological formation of reliability as a professionally important quality of students - beginning specialists of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia. The authors reveal the content of the concepts of "responsibility" and "professional reliability" as necessary components of the professionally important qualities of an employee of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia. The research on the problem of reliability and responsibility in the works of domestic and foreign scientists is presented. The close connection between the success of the future specialist and his responsibility is revealed. It is noted that a qualitative solution to the problem of psychological support in the formation of responsibility allows for effective personnel management, to carry out the necessary assessment and training activities.

The influence of psychological characteristics on managers efficiency within medical institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This article examines the theoretical and practical aspects of the activity of medical managers, the social and psychological climate within teams, and interpersonal relations. The goal of the study was to investigate the interpersonal interaction styles and intragroup relations between team members and managers, as well as to determine the impact of managers' psycho-emotional characteristics on their effectiveness during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 158 medical workers participated in the study, which was conducted in 2021 using a self-developed questionnaire. The expert evaluation method and standardized psychodiagnostic methods were used. We identified negative factors that affected the management of medical institutions during the pandemic, such as deficiencies in material and economic support, low levels of managerial competence, violation of collegiality and fairness principles during duties and rewards distribution, and deficiencies in manager recruitment. The most psychologically challenging aspects of managing or working in a medical facility during a pandemic include excessive emotional tension and stress, high levels of responsibility, lack of management experience and/or competence in crisis conditions, physical overload, work outside of working hours, and lack of adequate rest. A mini-personality profile of the effective manager of medical institutions in pandemic conditions was developed. One of the psychological regularities of a manager's performance identified is the presence of self-regulative skills in negative emotional states, pronounced activity and energy, mobility, and a strong desire for action.

Influence of Palliative Care Qualifications on the Job Stress Factors of General Practitioners in Palliative Care: A Survey Study.

Due to demographic change, the number of patients in palliative care (PC) is increasing. General Practitioners (GPs) are important PC providers who often have known their patients for a long time. PC can be demanding for GPs. However, there are few studies on the job stress factors of GPs performing PC and the potential influence of their PC training. To get more insights, a postal survey was performed with GPs in North Rhine, Germany. The questionnaire was based on a literature search, qualitative pre-studies, and the Hospital Consultants' Job Stress & Satisfaction Questionnaire (HCJSSQ). Participants state that a high level of responsibility, conflicting demands, and bureaucracy are the most important stressors they experienced in PC. The influence of PC qualification level on their perceived job stress factors is low. Only advanced but not specialist qualification shows a correlation with renumeration-related stress. Gender and work experience are more dominant influences. In our study, female GPs and physicians with more work experience tend to be more stressed. In conclusion, organisational barriers, such as administration, should be reduced and renumeration should be increased to facilitate the daily work of GPs.

Evaluation of labor conditions for medical workers during the pandemic

The paper analyzes the labor conditions for medical workers (using the example of a medical institution in Irkutsk) during the COVID-19 pandemic which increased the workload on medical personnel and the number of contacts with infected patients. An extremely high work load, a round-the-clock work regime with mandatory duty calls intensified the body activity of medical workers. Professional overstrain caused neurosis in doctors, diseases of the heart and blood vessels, and dysfunctions of the gastrointestinal tract. Constant neuro-emotional stress was caused by a high level of responsibility for own results. For full-fledged work, medical workers need positive motives, vivid emotions, and rest which are difficult to combine, especially during the pandemic. Such working conditions contribute to the development of the burnout syndrome and anxiety disorders. The measured aimed to create less harmful working conditions are described.

The Implementation of Cognitively Challenging Tasks: The Role of Science Teachers’ Professional Development and Teaching Experience

This study deals with the implementation of cognitively challenging tasks for students in science education following professional development interventions for teachers based on the theory of change. These tasks require non-routine behaviors and encourage students to work beyond instructions and accept a high level of responsibility. This study explores how the content of professional development, the duration of professional development, and the extent of the teaching experience of science teachers are associated with the implementation of cognitively challenging science tasks in science education. A secondary data analysis of Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2019 data from three countries (Singapore, Lithuania, and South Africa) was conducted. Ordinal logistic regression (OLR) was used to predict an ordinal dependent variable (the implementation of cognitively challenging science tasks) according to the independent variables (the content of professional development, the duration of professional development, and the extent of the teaching experience of science teachers). The results of the OLR confirmed that the implementation of cognitively challenging tasks is associated with professional development content (improving students’ critical thinking or inquiry skills and science content) and the extent of the teaching experience of science teachers from the selected countries.